Simultaneous detection and removal of organomercurial compounds by using the genetic expression system of an organomercury lyase from the transposon TnMERI1

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 86-90

  Narita, M ^a   Yamagata, T ^a   Ishii, H ^a   Huang, C C ^b   Endo, G ^a  

^a TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYASE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN MER1; PROTEIN MERA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LUXAB GENE; MERA GENE; MERB3 GENE; MERR1 GENE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERATOR GENE; OPERON; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TIME; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LYASES; MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHENYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036320663     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-0946-3     Document Type: Article

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